Considerable changes are taking place today in the structure and working of governments all over the world. This, in turn, has necessitated a change in the approach to the study of government and politics. This well-organized and systematic study takes into account these developments and shift in approach in the field of comparative government and politics.

As the empirical study of political processes, structures and functions forms a major part of comparative political studies, the author examines them in detail. He also analyzes the many variables that are heterogeneous in nature. The book analyzes in tandem comparative governmentwhich involves the study of different political systems with their institutions and functionsand comparative politics, which covers comparative governments and non-state politics. The latter also studies rule making, rule implementing and rule adjudicating.

Since different political systems are governed by the constitutions of the nations concerned, the book deals in detail with the constitutions of these countries. While the text gives a comprehensive coverage of constitutions of democracies such as UK, USA, France, Switzerland and Japan, it also deals with the constitutions of authoritarian States like Russia and China.

This text should be of great value to undergraduate and postgraduate students of political science as well as aspirants of civil services.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Part I: INTRODUCTION
1. Nature and Scope of Comparative Politics
Part II: CONSTITUTION OF THE UK
2. Introduction
3. The ExecutiveThe King and the Prime Minister
4. Civil Service in England
5. The British Parliament
6. The Judiciary
7. Party System in England
8. Local Government in England
Part III: CONSTITUTION OF THE USA
9. Introduction
10. American Federalism
11. The ExecutiveAmerican Presidency
12. The LegislatureThe American Congress
13. The JudiciaryThe Supreme Court
14. Political Parties
15. Pressure Groups in American Political System
16. Bureaucracy in USA
Part IV: CONSTITUTION OF SWITZERLAND
17. Introduction
18. Swiss Federalism
19. The ExecutiveThe Federal Council
20. The LegislatureThe Federal Assembly
21. Federal Judiciary
22. Rights of Citizens
23. Direct Democracy
24. Party System
25. Government of Cantons
Part V: CONSTITUTION OF RUSSIA
26. Introduction
27. Salient Features of the Russian Constitution
28. Fundamental Rights and Duties
29. Federal System
30. The President
31. The Parliament
32. The Judicial System
33. Interest Groups
34. Party System
Part VI: CONSTITUTION OF CHINA
35. Introduction
36. Salient Features of the Constitution of China
37. Fundamental Rights and Duties
38. The LegislatureThe National Peoples Congress
39. The ExecutiveThe President, the State Council, and the Premier in China
40. The Judiciary
41. Chinese Communist Party
Part VII: CONSTITUTION OF JAPAN
42. Introduction
43. Features of the Constitution of Japan
44. Fundamental Rights and Duties
45. The Executive
46. The LegislatureThe Diet
47. The Judiciary
48. Local Self-Government
49. Political Parties
Part VIII: CONSTITUTION OF FRANCE
50. Introduction
51. Salient Features of the French Constitution
52. The ExecutiveThe President
53. The LegislatureParliament
54. The JudiciaryJudicial System of France
55. The Local Government
56. Political Parties